Instructions

Combine flour, salt and sugar in the bowl of a food processor, pulse. Add butter and shortening and pule 15 seconds or until it forms a coarse mixture. Place in a large bowl. Add water and vodka and gather dough into a ball. Separate into 2 disks and wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 425F. Combine apples and next 5 ingredients. Toss well. Roll dough out into 12-inch circles and place one in bottom of a 9 or 10-inch pie plate. Pour apples into dough. Place remaining dough onto of apples and crimp edges. Cut slits into top of dough. Place on a baking sheet and bake 15 minutes. Lower oven temperature to 350F and bake an additional hour or until crust is browned and apples are bubbling around edges. Remove and cool.